PT-2021-19041 · Apple · Apple Macos

Csaba Fitzl + 1 · Published 2021-07-21 · Updated 2022-05-31 · CVE-2021-31004

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.0

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions macOS versions prior to 12.0.1 macOS Big Sur versions prior to 11.5

Description A race condition was addressed with improved locking, which may allow an application to gain elevated privileges.

Recommendations For macOS versions prior to 12.0.1, update to macOS Monterey 12.0.1 or later. For macOS Big Sur versions prior to 11.5, update to macOS Big Sur 11.5 or later.

Fix

Race Condition

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-362

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-31004

Affected Products

Apple Macos

References · 8

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-31004 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-31004 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-31004 · Note
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/103236 · Note
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/102849 · Note
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212602 · Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/27836 · Telegram Post
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212869 · Note